Tandoori Fish Tikka

Tandoori spice blend or the Tandoori Masala is just limited to make Tandoori Chicken. This spice blend can be used on fish or other seafood as well. When you try this Tandoori Fish Tikka recipe, you will see, how the flavors come out when Tandoori Masala is mixed with thick yogurt as a marinade and then the fish is grilled or pan-fried with so-little-oil. Use fresh thick cut fish fillets (Salmon, Monk Fish, Bass or Tilapia, Snapper etc) but thickly coat the fillets with tandoori marinade and then carefully grill or pan fry them.

The best part about this Tandoori Fish Tikka is it’s very healthy.

Tell me about some healthy alternatives that you have incorporated into your lifestyle, of late. I’ll share about mine.

I overcame my fear of quinoa and embraced this magical grain with open arms (yes yes, took me like a year to do so..but hey, better late than never, right!!)

I learned to bake with almond flour and Oh God!! those treats are heavenly. I will be posting recipes soon.

I learned to bake without butter. Not that I have anything against butter but I like my olive oil better and I like the fact that, Olive oil gives a lighter texture to your cakes. If you don’t believe me try few of my olive oil cakes –

I also started marinating my seafood and meat with lots of spices and yogurt and went for a method of frying them with very little oil/zero oil.

This Tandoori Fish Tikka is one of my self-created recipes that I have been using for months now. All I do is marinate the fresh fish fillets with Tandoori Masala, yogurt, salt and pepper and using no oil or very less oil., pan fry them.

I would love to know if any of you went ahead and tried this recipe. Please share some pics if you did.

And as far as serving this Tandoori Fish Tikka is concerned, you can use them whatever way you wish. They will never fail you in taste.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound fish fillet cut into pieces – I used Tilapia fillets.

1/2 cup thick yogurt

2 TBSP paprika (if you want it spicy, use some hot pepper flakes). I made mine really spicy

1 TSP turmeric

Salt as per your taste

1 TBSP ground black pepper

3 to 4 TBSP Tandoori Masala (Readily available in Indian Stores)

1/4 cup Lemon juice

METHOD:

Marinade the fish with all the ingredients listed above and keep in the refrigerator for a couple of hours (minimum 4 to 5 hours). I kept mine marinated overnight

There are two ways you can make your Tandoori Fish Tikka. Either in the oven or on the stove.

Stove Top Method:

Heat a flat griddle. If you wish you can brush it with oil. I did not

Once the griddle or pan is piping hot, add the fish one by one and very carefully.

Fry the fish on both sides for 2 to 3 minutes each on medium to high heat

Oven Method:

Pre-heat over to 375 degrees F

Brush an ovenproof pan with little oil and arrange the fish pieces on it. Make sure they don’t touch each other

Let the fish bake in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes. No need to turn the fish

How to serve:

You can enjoy these delicious and healthy fish tikka just like that with some hot sauce

I love fish especially if it’s in a fillet form, the freshness and health benefits of fish make me wanna eat it every day but the fish bones annoy me lot. That Tandoori Fish Tikka seems like a very tasty dish.

Probably one of the biggest changes that I’ve made as of late is I started tracking my calories as a way to control portion size. It’s made me realize how small some food needs to be portioned and how big other portions actually are. It’s made a huge difference and I am feeling healthier & looking leaner just with this small change. As for baking with almond flour. . .I absolutely love it and the nuttiness that it brings to a recipe (of course I am all about the almonds & eat a ton of almond based ingredients on the regular).

As for this fish tikka. . .it looks so fantastic. I eat a lot of chicken tikka (I started eating this when I was living in Kenya). . .but I’ve never had fish tikka. I’m definitely going to need to give this a try, especially since the hubby has started to eat more fish.

My husband and I just LOVE Indian food… especially when I can make it at home. I love that you use already made tandori masala sauce, that makes for a nice quick weeknight meal. I’ve never tried fish with tandori so I definitely am going to make this soon!

This dish looks amazing, I love you photography it really makes me feel like the plate is right in front of me. I too am scared about eating quinoa tried it before and didn’t really like it not really used it again

Quinoa really isn’t as evil as people may think. It does take a bit to get used to if you aren’t used to it. My husband expected it to be just like rice, but it’s a little different. This recipe looks amazing by the way!!